OAHU, Hawaii - The No. 17 UC San Diego women's tennis team cruised to a 7-2 victory against Hawaii Hilo Friday, the second Tritons' win over the Vulcans in the last two weeks.
UCSD improves to 8-4 overall on the season and will resume California Collegiate Athletic Association play on Wednesday with a 12 p.m. road match against Cal Poly Pomona.
After opening up Friday's match with a doubles sweep, Tritons' head coach Liz LaPlante went with a rearranged singles lineup to conclude the team's trip to Hawaii.
Despite moving up to No. 1 and No. 2 in the ladder, UCSD's Natalie Varnay and Cindy Dao battled tough before suffering narrow losses to the Vulcans. The Tritons swept the remaining positions, including Roxanna Pourmirzaie's first win of the season. Pourmirzaie posted a 6-0, 6-0 victory over UHH's Kaylene Peric at the No. 6 spot.
Sophomore Samantha Yeung, owning UCSD's team lead in singles victories, posted her eighth win of the season with a 6-4, 6-1 decision against Anna Hamlin at the No. 3 position. In addition to Pourmirzaie's shutout victory, Katie Mulloy also posted a 6-0, 6-0 sweep, topping Jenna DeCleene.
On March 13 in La Jolla, the Tritons recorded the same 7-2 result against UHH.
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| Match Notes |
| UC San Diego 8-4; National ranking #17; Regional ranking #3 |
